ORISE provides expertise in the medical management of radiation incidents through the operation of the Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site
(REAC/TS), a dedicated DOE facility located in Oak Ridge, Tenn.

The University Radioactive Ion Beam (UNIRIB) consortium consists of eight member universities that partner to perform basic nuclear physics research using the fast-growing technique of radioactive ion beams.

Through the Atmospheric Turbulence and Diffusion Division, ORISE works closely with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to perform research focused on air quality, contaminant dispersion and climate.

Through the Atmospheric Turbulence and Diffusion Division, ORISE works closely with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to perform air quality, contaminant dispersion and climate research.

U.S. Climate Reference Network (USCRN)

Map courtesy of the National Climatic Data Center

The U.S. Climate Reference Network (USCRN),
a network of climate stations, records real-time
temperature, precipitation, wind speed, and solar
radiation trends across the rural United States and in some parts of Canada.

A National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) initiative,
the USCRN consists of a total of 121 stations throughout the continental U.S., Alaska, Hawaii and Canada. With an unparalleled 99.9 percent reporting accuracy,
the USCRN provides the most accurate and reliable
environmental climate data that the U.S. has ever
collected. Its primary purpose is to provide consistent,
long-term (50 to 100 years) observations of
temperature and precipitation as a benchmark for
trends in climatology.

Since 2003, the Atmospheric Turbulence and Diffusion Division (ATDD) has played an instrumental role in the installation and maintenance of
the USCRN. ATDD is currently modernizing a similar system, the U.S. Historical Climatology Network (USHCN), which will work in tandem with the USCRN to deliver accurate, high-quality data to users studying climate trends.